Study finds sensory cells that detect tissue damage, irritants also rein in harmful immune responses to protect the lungs ...

The research, done in mice and in human cells, shows that a protein called STUB1 restrains the immune system’s elite ...

The scientists used AI technology to design proteins that would activate a cell signaling language called Notch, which is ...

A low-oxygen environment — similar to the thin air found at Mount Everest base camp — can protect the brain and restore ...

At a glance: Study in mice reveals high-frequency mechanical vibrations detected by nerve endings on the skin are processed in a brain region deemed to be involved primarily in sound perception.

Harvard Medical School AffiliatesHarvard Medical School Affiliates Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston Children’s Hospital Brigham and Women’s Hospital Cambridge Health Alliance Dana-Farber ...

Many people with autism spectrum disorders also experience unusual gastrointestinal inflammation, but thus far scientists have not established whether and how those conditions might be linked. Now, ...

Old Mysteries, New Insights Ancient DNA illuminates 15,000 years of history at Europe-Asia crossroads ...

Even before we are born and begin experiencing the sensations of daily life — a soft shirt on our arms, for example, or a hard tabletop under our fingertips — humans begin to form the senses needed to ...

Study shows AI improves performance for some radiologists but worsens it for others. Understanding who might benefit from AI and who would not is critical for designing tools that boost human ...

At a glance: Study shows for the first time that lithium plays an essential role in normal brain function and can confer resistance to brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists discovered that ...